Water!
The aeroplane will never know so if your peace of mind is important wear a lifejacket and carry a PLB Personal Locator Beacon with GPS included so that search and rescue will find you - if you want to stay alive at this time of year in the water wear an immersion suit and if you are single engine fly the shortest route at a higher speed than normal, some aircraft have a stated flight over water speed. A smoke cannister would help if you are going to have to ditch.
Best plan is don't tell the aeroplane!!